Foundation school · Southampton

Redbridge Community School

11–16Ages
1,106Pupils
SecondaryPhase
116453URN

Cuckmere Lane, Southampton, SO16 9RJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.6 below Southampton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Southampton

320 applications for 223 places · 11th of 13 in Southampton

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

29.1of 90

Southampton 40.6 England 46.0

11th of 11 in Southampton

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 12 July 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.4applications per place, Year 7

0.6 below Southampton median (2.0) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

320 applications · 223 places offered · 230 named it first

2026 1.4; Southampton median median 2.0
2025 1.3; Southampton median median 1.9
2024 1.5; Southampton median median 2.0
2023 1.3; Southampton median median 2.0
2022 1.4; Southampton median median 1.5
2021 1.5; Southampton median median 2.0
2020 1.3; Southampton median median 2.0
2019 1.3; Southampton median median 1.8
2018 1.4; Southampton median median 2.2
2017 1.4; Southampton median median 2.0
2016 1.6; Southampton median median 1.8
2015 1.7; Southampton median median 2.0
2014 1.7; Southampton median median 2.0

More applications per place than the Southampton median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Southampton median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	223	320	1.4	230	1.03
Sep 2025	199	261	1.3	174	0.87
Sep 2024	206	316	1.5	211	1.02
Sep 2023	202	262	1.3	185	0.92
Sep 2022	202	280	1.4	193	0.96
Sep 2021	202	296	1.5	176	0.87
Sep 2020	206	277	1.3	175	0.85
Sep 2019	200	262	1.3	158	0.79
Sep 2018	177	244	1.4	153	0.86
Sep 2017	197	277	1.4	165	0.84
Sep 2016	206	335	1.6	190	0.92
Sep 2015	204	346	1.7	192	0.94
Sep 2014	209	354	1.7	204	0.98

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

218 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)29.111th of 11 in Southampton

Southampton 40.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths18%10th of 11 in Southampton

Southampton 34% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths37%

Southampton 55% England 66%

This school
Southampton median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.99

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	218	29.1	18%	37%	–
2024/25	216	32.2	25%	44%	–
2023/24	213	32.2	17%	38%	−0.99
2022/23	209	37.9	27%	47%	−1.00

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Redbridge Community SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.4applications per place 29.1Attainment 8
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill
1.6 km · Southampton

Serious weaknesses Inadequate2024

0.5applications per place 38.7Attainment 8
Regents Park Community College
1.7 km · Southampton

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place
Testwood School
1.8 km · Hampshire

Standards maintained2024

1.5applications per place 39.0Attainment 8
Hounsdown School
2.7 km · Hampshire

Good2024

1.4applications per place 48.7Attainment 8
Upper Shirley High School
3.1 km · Southampton

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 47.6Attainment 8
St Mark's Church of England School
3.1 km · Southampton

Good2022

4.2applications per place
St Anne's Catholic School
4.4 km · Southampton

Remains Outstanding2022

1.7applications per place 54.4Attainment 8
Cantell School
5.2 km · Southampton

Outstanding2024

2.9applications per place 43.1Attainment 8

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 116453 · 852/4270
Trust: Reach Cooperative Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,112 pupils · 1,106 on roll
Free school meals: 59.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision and SEN unit
Address: Cuckmere Lane, Southampton, SO16 9RJ
Local authority: Southampton

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources